Productivity Tools for GE iFIX

iFIX Productivity Tools are a suite of enhancements for iFIX: to improve usability, reduce costs, and make operations easier, faster and more robust.

Productivity Tools - A suite of enhancements for iFIX

Top Reasons to use iFIX Productivity Tools

Improve usability and user experience with off-the-shelf and consistent menu navigation, data list display, operation dialogs, tab displays and more.
Empower your operations - New alarm management facilities, control facilities and a comprehensive events facility.
Save development and deployment time.
Reduce costs - less configuration work, abnd lower the cost of ongoing maintenance.
It costs nothing - for customers with current GE Acceleration Plan (Global Care).

iFIX 5.9, 6.0 and 6.5 license ships with iFIX Productivity Tools included, installation follows the iFIX install.
Also available for iFIX versions 5.8, please contact your local GE Digital representative.

Productivity Tools - A comprehensive suite of enhancements for iFIX

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ABOVE: An example of the iFIX sample system with iFIX Productivity Tools applied. Note the new menu at the top has replaced the scripted navigation buttons; the operations dialog creates a consistent operator interface; and the list panel at the bottom enables quick access to point status, alarms and much more.

Key Components

Intuitive navigation tools, easily configured and maintained without scripting
Enhanced Picture interaction with intuitive pan & zoom controls, multi-monitor support, multiple picture support on a single monitor
Data visualization and access with Data Summary List, Alarms List and Events List.
Consistent equipment control interface (Operator Dialog) for all device types, without programming
Universal equipment information containers (Tab Displays)
Improved alarm operation tools, including; enhanced alarm lists and controls, acknowledgement, dynamic alarm limit setting plus alarm disable/enable and pre-shelving.
Detailed and permanent event recording and reporting
High visibility warning indicators, pre-op warnings and operator notes system for safer operations

Key Benefits

Giving iFIX users the best possible work environment is just the beginning, Productivity Tools deliver bankable benefits for your business:

Lowers Cost of Ownership - Eliminates common maintenance jobs and accelerates others, saving you money, time and resources.
Improves Ease of Use - Intuitive and consistent navigation - increasing the efficiency and productivity of your operators while reducing training requirements.
Saves Time and Money - With rapid deployment, and reduced decision-making for a standardized consistent user experience.
Facilitates Safer Operations - Distinctive new alerts, warnings and improved information displays, complemented by consistent operations that help protect personnel, extend equipment life and help prevent unplanned downtime.
Enhances Operational Intelligence and Auditing- Better operational information, enhanced information presentation, improved operational event recording, historical event analysis and reporting.
Extends the Life of your iFIX System - Delivering common HMI requirements with proven, ready-to-go solutions immediately improves the consistency and maintainability of your iFIX system. Removing dependence on custom scripts and programming enhances this housekeeping effect, helping restore system integrity, reducing maintenance requirements, facilitating future expansion, all adding years to your current system.

How to get Productivity Tools for iFIX at no additional cost

iFIX Productivity Tools is available for iFIX version 5.8 and later. It is included with every iFIX license.
GE iFIX customers with Acceleration Plans (Global Care) support receive iFIX Productivity Tools at no additional cost.

To install on a system already running iFIX:
Go to Control Panel>Programs>iFIX5.x>Right-click>Change>Modify>Next>Mark Productivity Tools box>Next
Productivity Tools will then be installed. Please refer to our iFIX Productivity Tools videos in the 'Resources' tab below for further information.